But when you’re a celebrity, you discover that you’re no longer the pursuer, but the one being pursued. That’s one of the disappointments I have had since becoming a single man. – Hugh Grant
The emphasis in ‘Notting Hill’ was perhaps, I thought, slightly more on the romance than on the comedy. But I think ‘Mickey Blue Eyes’ is maybe slightly more on the comedy. And the tone on ‘Mickey Blue Eyes,’ it’s a far sillier film. – Hugh Grant
Neither Elizabeth or I are keen to do a real-life couple on the screen. It’s not very electric. – Hugh Grant
I always admire the French and the Italians who are very devoted to their marriages. They take them extremely seriously, but it is understood that there might be other visitors at 5 o’clock in the afternoon. You just never boast about. They never say anything, but that’s what keeps marriages together. – Hugh Grant
For any new technology there is always controversy and there always some fear associated with it. I think that’s just the price of being first sometimes. – Hugh Grant
I’m not a hopeless romantic. I’m quite the reverse. I’m a nasty piece of work, an ego maniac. – Hugh Grant
I have this absurd syndrome where I get these out-of-the-blue, pathetic panic attacks. It’ll be in a very easy, simple scene when everything is going swimmingly, and then suddenly, bang, I’m shvitzing and can’t remember my lines. – Hugh Grant
‘The Lair of the White Worm’ is quite a strange film. It’s difficult to be good when you’re saying lines that have been translated from Spanish to English by someone who speaks French. – Hugh Grant
My contemporary art collection began with just needing to put things on the wall. I was looking around my Victorian house thinking, ‘What would be the coolest is contemporary art – it will make me look young and interesting.’ I’m more than 80 percent skeptical of the whole thing. – Hugh Grant
It’s really frightening, American food on the whole. That’s what always strikes me, coming from Europe: There’s just so much of it! Then you plop down in front of the TV and watch ads for Weight Watchers. ‘Lose weight now!’ Well, eat less! – Hugh Grant
I’ve got four houses in my street. I live in two, and the others are empty. I’ll buy more as they come up, because I think it would be great to have the entire street. – Hugh Grant
I find it hard to understand why Scorsese has never called. You know, given the natural menace I bring to the screen. – Hugh Grant
I’m quite proud of some of the films I’ve done, but less for the acting than for the fact that they’re unpretentious and entertaining. I’m proud of having made unpretentious choices. – Hugh Grant
I slightly lost my enthusiasm for most acting, but I’ve done some little bits and pieces – curiosities. – Hugh Grant
I don’t do much acting anymore anyway, and not to work for 20th Century Fox is really the least of my worries. – Hugh Grant
Like lots of people who say, ‘I’m going to write a novel,’ it’s actually more comfortable to think I could write a novel than to discover that you can’t. – Hugh Grant
The angry Scot is a cliche not without some foundation. That’s the Lowland Scot – I’m a Highlander. We’re particularly lovely and charming. – Hugh Grant
I couldn’t put my hand on my heart and say I think that being in a relationship is a natural state for a human being. – Hugh Grant
I suppose after ‘Four Weddings’ I was very busy for a bit, and I imagined that was my career, but I never had that thing of, ‘I’m burning to be an actor. If I don’t act, I’m not alive.’ I’ve never had that. – Hugh Grant
I’m such a chronic relativist, I can’t hold down a strong opinion about many things long enough. – Hugh Grant
If you do too much acting in a lead part in a feature film where you’re 40 ft. high, it’s rather unattractive. You can see the acting. And it’s actually the right thing to do to bring as much of yourself, I believe, to the part as you possibly can – to minimize the amount of theatrical stuff that you need to do. – Hugh Grant
I get very annoyed when people think I’m nice or diffident or a polite English gentleman. I’m a nasty piece of work, and people should know that. – Hugh Grant
